Bryan Collier
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English
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Caldecott Award Books
Diverse Books - African American/ Black Experience in the U.S.
Picture Books for Black History Month
Diverse Books - African American/ Black Experience in the U.S.
Picture Books for Black History Month
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Chronicles the life of Dave, a nineteenth-century slave who went on to become an influential poet, artist, and potter.
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English
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"Born into slavery, young Booker T. Washington could only dream of learning to read and write. After emancipation, Booker began a five-hundred-mile journey, mostly on foot, to Hampton Institute, taking his first of many steps towards a college degree. When he arrived, he had just fifty cents in his pocket and a dream about to come true."--Amazon.com.
25) Clemente!
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English
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Children's Books About Puerto Rico, Puerto Ricans, and Written by Puerto Ricans
Picture Book Biographies for Hispanic Heritage Month
Picture Books for Black History Month
Picture Book Biographies for Hispanic Heritage Month
Picture Books for Black History Month
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A little boy named Clemente is proud to learn about the life, career, and charitable work of his namesake, baseball great Roberto Clemente, the first Latin American player inducted into the Hall of Fame.
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English
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Diverse Books - African American/ Black Experience in the U.S.
Favorite Female Authors
New Babies
Picture Books for Black Lives
Favorite Female Authors
New Babies
Picture Books for Black Lives
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Illustrations and text welcome a new baby to some of life's delights, from "the glistening mystery of soap bubbles" to "the swish of leaves in the breeze."
29) Freedom river
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English
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Describes an incident in the life of John Parker, an ex-slave who became a successful businessman in Ripley, Ohio, and who repeatedly risked his life to help other slaves escape to freedom.
30) The watcher
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English
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A poetic story inspired by Psalm 121. Jordan lives in fear of Tanya, the class bully. But Tanya has worries of her own, no matter how much she tries to ignore them. It seems impossible that Jordan and Tanya could be anything other than enemies, but the Lord is watching over them, guiding each of them along a path that might just help them to understand one another.
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English
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Provides a picture book illustration of the gospel anthem and civil rights protest song "We Shall Overcome." Features the inspirational and empowering lyrics accompanied by images of key moments in the civil rights movement, as well as present-day protests. Back matter encourages readers to probe deeper into the images and provides historical information about what they represent.
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English
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"At a time when most African Americans were still enslaved, Charles Tindley was born free. His childhood was far from easy, with backbreaking hours in the fields, and no opportunity to go to school. But the spirituals he heard as he worked made him long to know how to read the Gospel for himself. Late at night, he taught himself to read from scraps of newspapers. From those small scraps, young Charles raised himself to become a founding father of...
36) These hands
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English
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Illustrations and simple text describe some of the many things the hands of a young African American girl and her family can do.
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English
Description
Using quotes from some of his beloved speeches, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. comes to life in stunning collage art and vibrant watercolor paintings in this profound and important biography about beliefs and dreams and following one's heart. Martin Luther King, Jr. in his own words, will inspire and affect you, too. Narrated by Michael Clarke Duncan.